Village Idiot

Altidore is such a donkey

Yesssssssss!

Time to lurk in bigsoccer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2010

Mmmm... Barcelona metro area best XI Valdés Oleguer Piqué Oleguer Navarro Moisés Xavi Busquets Luque Soriano Tamudo Not good enough.

It's a play on the original "best goal I ever scored" thread title, I know it's grammatically shaky.

Showing the jabulani haters how it's done.

Since we goalies also deserve our shot at playground/Sunday league glory The opposition winger broke down our flank and I went to cover the short post. He reached the byline and crossed back to the edge of the box where one of their players pulled an awesome Essienesque volley that thundered towards the top corner of my far post. Somehow I flew all the way and put my hand on it, tipping it over the bar. Everyone just sat there silent until the opposition's captain came over and told me "This would have been one of the best goals I have ever seen but instead is one the greatest saves I have ever seen". Classy guy.

I was usually the tallest in the team (I'm quite tall for Spanish standards), and I couldn't head to save my life. Utterly clueless attacking the ball. As an outfield player I guess I was a Heskey in his early days. Second striker, quite pacy despite being a big f***er, same footballing ability. But I'd get the ball and just go on a run stampeding over the defence, usually skying the shot at the end since my composure was awful. I had quite the shot but I couldn't control it to save my life (or the ones of low-flying birds) But on any remotely serious match I was always the goalie. Prototypical Spanish goalie at that: great on one v ones, very good on reflex saves, awful on high crosses and prone to eat freekicks and mixing miracle saves with embarrassing clangers. Hence I am Víctor Valdés (but he's got better at crosses now).

Never scored in "proper" games though since I was a goalkeeper and only indulged the striker bug in games with friends. Well I actually started out as a forward when I was a kid but after an injury I moved to the goal until I regained fitness, and found out I was a much better goalie than forward.

Any stories?... Has never told me more than generic "he's a stuck up prick" talk but I'll ask him for details when I see him.

I scored a true beaut when I was 18. I was playing as a striker and held the ball back to the goal, closely marked. I relayed it to one of the midfielders who then lofted it above the defence as I got behind them. However, the ball had too much power to it and was going for a goal kick when I jumped and scored from an overhead kick. I remember landing awkwardly and hurting myself, but not f***ing caring. Will never forget that goal.

Cesc is a grade A prick. My bro has talked to him and knows some of his mates and reckons success has gone way way over his head.

Can't say he's impressed me. Good player, just not their level. But Mou asked for him and they don't have a natural winger right now.

Heh, Cesc told the press yesterday that they never watch opposition's videos when preparing a match at Arsenal. Why am I not surprised.

I'm a cunter and shittier version of Victor Valdés.

Great day of football this

http://www.mr-nobones.com/images/misc/burns-excellent.gif

You watching on English TV? Or did all countries show the same clip. Flipping between ESPN and BBC.

That Kaká "portrait"

France's next away shirt http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/blog/wolverine.gif

Utterly ridiculous yellow.

He has a handball goal too! But the Getafe goal is truly canny in being a copycat of Maradona's.

Goals this game

Good clearance.